Current applications for the 2026 EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship Program are being accepted. Applicants are urged to visit here to learn more about this opportunity and to apply.
About EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship Program provides support to outstanding postdoctoral researchers to pursue advanced training in the life sciences and promotes international exchange across EMBC Member States and global partner countries.
- Sponsor Organisation: EMBO
Benefits of EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
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Fellows hosted in EMBC Member States receive employment contracts funded by EMBO.
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Fellows in non-member states or EMBO global partner countries (Chile, India, Singapore, Taiwan) receive a stipend instead.
EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship Program Requirements
Main eligibility criteria:
- Applicants must hold a doctorate or equivalent at the start of the fellowship.
- Applicants who already hold a PhD at the time of application are eligible to apply only if they obtained it during the two years prior to the date the application is submitted.
- Applicants must have at least one first author publication (research paper) accepted in or published in an international peer reviewed journal at the time of application.A first author preprint (research paper) with public in-depth peer reviews is also sufficient for eligibility provided the reviews were verifiably obtained from an independent peer review service . Informal comments, highlights and reviews posted by individuals are excluded. Please see guidelines for further information.
- All applications must involve movement between countries (detailed information about mobility requirements is listed in the EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowships guidelines).
- Applications to go to the country in which the PhD was obtained will not be considered.
- Applications to return to a laboratory where the candidate has worked in the past for more than six months, either in one or in several visits will not be considered.
- Applications for an EMBO Postdoctoral Fellowship to be held in the laboratory, institute or department in which the candidate worked to obtain the PhD, or to work again with the candidate’s supervisor, no matter where the latter is located, will not be considered.
- Candidates who have already started working in the host laboratory can apply only if they have been working in the host laboratory for less than six months at the time the application is submitted.
- Candidates can only submit one application for one project at one host laboratory at each round of selection.
- Reapplication is permissible only once.
- Projects that are a direct continuation of the PhD work are not eligible.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
Application Deadline
23 January, 2026
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